Actor Gene Wilder dies at age 83

Gene Wilder, known for playing the charming candy man in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and hilariously neurotic characters in several classic Mel Brooks comedies, including Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, died late Sunday at his home in Stamford, Conn. Wilder, who was 83, died due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according to his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman. Wilder is also remembered for starring in several films alongside comedian Richard Pryor. Wilder is survived by his fourth wife, Karen Boyer. He was previously married to actress and former Saturday Night Live star Gilda Radner, who died from ovarian cancer in 1989.